Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. - Specimen Stock Certificate
Inv# SE1488 Specimen Stock
Specimen Stock printed by American Bank Note Company. Peoples Gas (formerly Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company) is a gas utility subsidiary servicing the city of Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1849, in Chicago, Illinois, Peoples Gas today is the natural gas delivery supplier to approximately 830,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Chicago area. Peoples Gas currently has approximately 1,500 employees. Services provided to customers and maintenance of approximately 4,300 miles of natural gas main is the primary function of 850 field and support employees, represented by the Gas Workers Union, Local 18007.
Established in 1900, North Shore Gas today is the natural gas delivery supplier to approximately 158,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in 54 communities in the northeastern-suburban area of Chicago. In 1931, Chicago was connected with Texas via the Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, a 980-mile natural gas pipeline, co-owned by Peoples. In February 2007, the Peoples Energy Corporation merged with Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Wisconsin Public Service Corporation to form the Integrys Energy Group. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoples_Energy
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